Laughter is the best medicine

Laughter – how it gives you relief of mind and joy

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Laughter is a way of laughing away your distress, stress, pain, sorrows and thoughts, it is a natural process which changes our mood. Studies have shown that laughter can relief pain, bring greater happiness and even increase immunity.

Have you ever felt like you have to laugh or cry?, have you experienced that good feeling after a good laugh?, Laughing provides a physical and emotional happiness or release, a good belly laugh exercises the diaphragm, contracts the ABS and even works out the shoulders, leaving muscles more relaxed.

Laughter takes the mind away from anger, guilt, stress and negative emotions in a more beneficial way than other mere distractions. It dissolves distressing emotions, you can’t feel anxious, angry or sad when you are laughing, it helps you relax and recharges. It reduces stress and increases energy enabling you to stay focused and makes you accomplish more. Another good thing is laughing with others which is more powerful than laughing alone, shared laughter is one of the most effective tools for keeping relationships fresh and exciting.

What does laughter really do to us?:

Boosts Immunity

Lowers stressful hormones

Decreases pains

Relaxes your muscles

Prevents heart disease

Adds joy and zest to life

Relieves stress

Improves mood

Enhances resilience

Improves relationship

Attracts others to us

Enhances teamwork

Helps defuse conflict

Promotes group bonding

Laughing and humor help you stay emotionally healthy, it makes you feel good especially with the good feeling that you get after the laughter subsides. It has been discovered that laugh, joy, boost immune functions and without any doubt, joyful people always live longer and have healthier lives. So watch your favorite books and watch your favorite comedies and make yourself happy laughing.

It acts as a tool that helps people bond socially, this includes family and friends. The value of laughter is that it has health benefits and it’s good to make very good use of it to our advantage. It is mostly triggered by mood. You can learn more about the importance of laughter especially from children who laugh all the time. We can see that conversation without laugh can be boring at times but, conversations that involve laugh tends to last very much longer.